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Census Data for Opal

As far as we can tell, Opal has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Opal, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Oden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Black Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Norman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Ida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hatfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Vandervoort
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Cove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Daisy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Daisy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Waldron
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Wickes
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dierks
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Grannis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grannis is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

Polk County ...

Opal is located in Polk County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

Miscellaneous Information for Opal ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Polk County or the community of Opal:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Opal:
    • GNIS ID for Opal: 72955
    • GNIS ID for Polk County: 69175
    • GNIS ID for State of Arkansas: 68085
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 05 (Arkansas)
    • County Code: 113 (Polk County)
    • Place Code: 52370 (Opal)
    • State & County Code: 05/113 (Arkansas / Polk County)
    • State & Place Code: 05/52370 (Arkansas / Opal)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Opal is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Opal.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.